Going Too Far
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Going Too Far

Tony Hendra
3.95
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Chronicles the history of "Boomer Humor," from its beginnings with Lenny Bruce and Jules Feiffer, through the sixties and the work of Richard Pryor and Woody Allen, to its contemporary expression in "Saturday Night Live"
Genres: HumorComedyNonfictionBiography
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